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What Could Trump 2.0 Mean for US Healthcare?
Sputnik - Nov 16th 2024 5:19am ESTUS President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be his Department of Health and Human Services Secretary tasked with fixing America’s raging health crisis.
Russian Troops Take Control Over Makarovka and Leninskoe Settlements in DPR – MoD
Sputnik - Nov 16th 2024 4:51am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian forces have taken control over the settlements of Makarovka and Leninskoe in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
Georgian Dream Party Wins Parliamentary Elections With 53.93% of Votes – Final CEC Report
Sputnik - Nov 16th 2024 4:13am ESTTBILISI (Sputnik) – The Georgian Central Election Commission approved on Saturday the final report of the parliamentary elections held on October 26 with ruling Georgian Dream party receiving 53.93% of the votes and 89 seats in parliament.
China Calls on Canada to Lift Increased Duties on Chinese EV Cars
Sputnik - Nov 16th 2024 2:41am ESTBEIJING (Sputnik) – China urges Canada to lift the increased duties on Chinese-made electric vehicles, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said after a meeting with his Canadian counterpart, Melanie Joly.
Trump Team To Write Off ‘Project Ukraine’ as Sunk Cost – Analyst
Sputnik - Nov 16th 2024 1:31am ESTDonald Trump repeated his pledge to end the Ukraine conflagration as he addressed a gala organized by the America First Policy Institute at his Mar-a-Lago resort on November 15, saying that “the conflict has got to stop.”
Xi Meets Japan’s Ishiba for First Time on Margins of APEC Summit
Sputnik - Nov 16th 2024 12:44am ESTBEIJING (Sputnik) – Chinese President Xi Jinping held a meeting on Friday with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on the sidelines of the 31st Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Peru’s Lima, which became the first meeting of the two leaders after Ishiba was sworn in, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
US Congress Appropriated $182 Bln in Aid to Ukraine Since Feb 2022 – DoD Inspector General
Sputnik - Nov 16th 2024 12:34am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The total amount of all funds allocated by the US Congress to assist Ukraine since the start of Russia’s special military operation has exceeded $182 billion, according to a report by the Pentagon Inspector General.
Air Defense Destroy 12 UAVs Over Russia’s Bryansk Region – Governor
Sputnik - Nov 15th 2024 11:28pm ESTAir defense forces have destroyed 12 aircraft-type UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk region, the governor Alexander Bogomaz said.
US to Abide by New START Treaty Limits as Long as It Assesses Russia Does – Pentagon
Sputnik - Nov 15th 2024 8:34pm ESTWASHINGTON, November 15 (Sputnik) – The United States will comply with the central limits of the last remaining nuclear weapons treaty with Russia as long as it believes that Russia continues to do so, the Pentagon said in a report to Congress.
SpaceX Plans Hundreds of Starship Launches During Donald Trump’s Presidency – Reports
Sputnik - Nov 15th 2024 7:16pm ESTAmerican space technology company SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said the company plans to significantly increase the number of Starship launches during US President-elect Donald Trump’s second term: the number could reach 400 in the next four years, the Wall Street Journal reported.
US Federal Debt Tops $36 Trillion as Dollar’s Decline, BRICS’ Rise Take Toll
Sputnik - Nov 15th 2024 1:44pm ESTUS financial analysts and Wall Street bankers have warned for years about the long-term unsustainability of the federal government’s debt burden, with interest payments on the national debt close to topping $1 trillion in 2024 – more than any other spending obligation besides Social Security and Medicare.
Trump Ignores Traditional FBI Background Checks for Some Cabinet Selections – Reports
Sputnik - Nov 15th 2024 1:24pm ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – US President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is circumventing standard Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) background checks for certain Cabinet nominees, CNN reported on Friday, citing people close to the transition planning.
RFK Jr. vs. Big Pharma Goliath: What Can Be Done to Rein in Drug Makers, Big Food and the FDA
Sputnik - Nov 15th 2024 12:58pm ESTDonald Trump has tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for HHS chief – the top advisor to the president on health-related matters, and chief administrator overseeing the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, Medicare and Medicaid. Here’s what he can actually do to make real change.
Tulsi Gabbard Right Pick to Shake-Up US Spy Agiencies – CIA Veteran
Sputnik - Nov 15th 2024 11:36am ESTPresident-elect Donald Trump nominated the former Democratic congresswoman and a 21-year army reserve veteran to oversee the bewildering array of 18 US spy agencies in his incoming administration.
China Dubs US ‘Greatest Threat’ to Space Security, ‘Biggest Instigator of Space Arms Race’
Sputnik - Nov 15th 2024 11:34am ESTIn 2008, China and Russia put forward the Proposed Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space (PAROS) Treaty – a comprehensive draft arms control pact designed to ban the deployment of all sorts of weapons in space. Successive US administrations have rejected PAROS as a “diplomatic ploy” designed to give the countries a “military […]
UNESCO Faces Backlash Over Anti-Russian Bias in Journalist Safety Report
Sputnik - Nov 15th 2024 11:04am ESTThe All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK) has published a response to UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay’s draft report on the safety of journalists and impunity for their killers in 2022-2023, calling it biased and politically motivated.
US Military ‘Amazed, Shocked’ by Sophistication of Houthi Weapons Tech
Sputnik - Nov 15th 2024 10:30am ESTHailing from northwestern Yemen, the Houthis have grown from a regional militia to a globally significant non-state actor with the proven ability to freeze Israel, the United States and their allies out of the strategic Red Sea trade chokepoint. They’ve also amassed an impressive military arsenal, the US military now admits.
Scholz Urges Peace Talks With Ukraine in Call With Putin
Sputnik - Nov 15th 2024 9:43am ESTGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to engage in negotiations with Ukraine aimed at achieving a fair and lasting peace during a phone call this afternoon.
Ukraine Can’t Build a Nuke Without Russia Catching Them: Top US Nuclear Scientist Explains Why
Sputnik - Nov 15th 2024 9:07am ESTA think tank briefing prepared for Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has outlined Kiev’s options for building a nuclear weapon if Donald Trump were to withdraw military assistance. A top US nuclear scientist and nuclear weapons expert tells Sputnik some of the almost insurmountable problems the Zelensky regime would face if it were to pursue the endeavor.
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand Become BRICS Partners
Sputnik - Nov 15th 2024 8:35am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand have become BRICS partners, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Pankin said on Friday.
Israel Strikes Mazzeh Area in Damascus – Reports
Sputnik - Nov 15th 2024 8:19am ESTCAIRO (Sputnik) – Israel has struck the Mazzeh area of the Syrian capital Damascus, the Syrian state television reported on Friday.
First Concrete to Be Poured for Hungary’s Paks II Nuclear Power Plant in Q1 2025 – Rosatom
Sputnik - Nov 15th 2024 8:15am ESTYEKATERINBURG, Russia (Sputnik) – The first concrete for the foundation of the Paks II nuclear power plant in Hungary is scheduled to be poured in the first quarter of 2025, Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said on Friday.
Abkhazia Ready to Revoke Investment Agreement Ratification After Protesters Storm Parliament
Sputnik - Nov 15th 2024 7:42am ESTSUKHUM (Sputnik) – The administration of the Abkhazian president is preparing a document on the withdrawal from the parliament of the ratification of the agreement with Russia on investments to stabilize the situation in the republic, the press service of the president’s office said on Friday.
What Are EU Rapid Deployment Forces & Goals of Upcoming Drills?
Sputnik - Nov 15th 2024 6:22am ESTFifteen EU member states and over 1,700 soldiers are set to participate in the European Union’s second Live Military Exercise (LIVEX) in Bergen, Germany, from November 25 to December 10, according to the European External Action Service (EEAS).
Trump Picks North Dakota Governor for Interior Secretary
Sputnik - Nov 15th 2024 4:55am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – US President-elect Donald Trump has revealed North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum as his pick for Department of the Interior Secretary during a gala for the America First Policy Institute.